📱 Online Books & E-Resources
34 free websites to read, listen and learn — chosen by your library.
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Indian Digital Libraries & Govt. Platforms
Free official platforms from the Government of India for students and teachers.
Govt of India
National Digital Library of India
Millions of books, articles, theses and videos from IIT Kharagpur and the Ministry of Education.
Visit ndl.iitkgp.ac.in ↗
Textbooks
NCERT Textbooks
Every NCERT textbook for Classes 1–12, chapter by chapter, free to read or download.
Visit ncert.nic.in ↗
Govt of India
ePathshala
NCERT e-books, audio, video and flip-books for students, teachers and parents.
Visit epathshala.nic.in ↗
Govt of India
DIKSHA
National platform for school education: textbooks with QR-linked lessons, practice and teacher courses.
Visit diksha.gov.in ↗
Courses
SWAYAM
Free online courses from Indian universities and NCERT, including Class XI–XII subjects.
Visit swayam.gov.in ↗
Textbooks
e-Balbharati
E-books from Maharashtra State Textbook Bureau (Balbharati) in many languages.
Visit cart.ebalbharati.in ↗
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Free Classics & Public-Domain E-Books
Great books whose copyright has ended — free to read, download and keep.
Free
Project Gutenberg
Over 70,000 free classic e-books: Dickens, Austen, Tagore, Twain and many more.
Visit gutenberg.org ↗
Free
Open Library
Borrow and read millions of books online from the Internet Archive.
Visit openlibrary.org ↗
Free
Internet Archive
A huge digital library of books, texts, audio, video and old web pages.
Visit archive.org ↗
Free
Standard Ebooks
Beautifully formatted, carefully proof-read editions of public-domain classics.
Visit standardebooks.org ↗
Free
ManyBooks
Thousands of free e-books in many genres, easy to download for any device.
Visit manybooks.net ↗
Free
Feedbooks (Public Domain)
Free public-domain classics ready for e-readers and phones.
Visit feedbooks.com ↗
Free
Classic Literature
Famous novels, short stories and poems from classic authors to read online.
Visit classic-literature.co.uk ↗
Free
Chest of Books — Novels
Classic novels arranged by author, to read page by page online.
Visit chestofbooks.com ↗
Free
Page by Page Books
Hundreds of classic books and short stories to read online.
Visit pagebypagebooks.com ↗
Book lists
Goodreads: Out-of-Copyright Books
A reader-made list of popular books that are now out of copyright.
Visit goodreads.com ↗
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Children's Books & Story Sites
Picture books, fairy tales and stories for young readers — many in Indian languages.
Kids
StoryWeaver (Pratham Books)
Thousands of free illustrated storybooks in Indian and world languages, by reading level.
Visit storyweaver.org.in ↗
Kids
International Children's Digital Library
Children's books from around the world in many languages.
Visit en.childrenslibrary.org ↗
Kids
Storyberries
Free illustrated bedtime stories, fairy tales and poems for children.
Visit storyberries.com ↗
Kids
Stories to Grow By
Folk tales and fairy tales from many cultures, with values for children.
Visit storiestogrowby.org ↗
Kids
World of Tales
Folktales and fairy tales from around the world, sorted by country.
Visit worldoftales.com ↗
Kids
Indian Fairy Tales
Classic Indian folk and fairy tales to read online.
Visit fairytalez.com ↗
Kids
American Folklore
Folktales, tall tales, legends and myths retold for young readers.
Visit americanfolklore.net ↗
Kids
Free Kids Books
Free children's books for toddlers to young adults, to read online or download.
Visit freekidsbooks.org ↗
Book lists
Read Brightly
Book lists and reading ideas to help children love reading (for parents and teachers).
Visit readbrightly.com ↗
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Audiobooks & Read-Along
Listen to books — great for practice in listening, pronunciation and fluency.
Audio
LibriVox
Free audiobooks of public-domain classics, read by volunteers.
Visit librivox.org ↗
Audio
Storynory
Free audio stories for children: fairy tales, myths and original stories.
Visit storynory.com ↗
Audio
Lit2Go
Free audiobooks of classic stories and poems with matching text to read along.
Visit etc.usf.edu ↗
Our library
Library Audiobook Collection
Our library's own collection of audiobook links.
Visit linktr.ee ↗
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Study, Textbooks & Reference
Free textbooks and study material for senior classes, competitive exams and projects.
Textbooks
OpenStax
Free, peer-reviewed college-level textbooks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, Economics and more.
Visit openstax.org ↗
Free
Bookboon
Free e-books on study skills, business, engineering and IT.
Visit bookboon.com ↗
Free
Free-eBooks.net
Free e-books on many subjects, from fiction to self-help and study guides (free sign-up).
Visit free-ebooks.net ↗
Free
PDF Books World
Free PDF e-books of classics and educational titles.
Visit pdfbooksworld.com ↗
Our library
Textbooks & Study Materials (KV2)
Our library's page of online textbooks and study material by class.
Visit librarykv2.in ↗
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💡 Tips for using online books
All these sites are free. A few (like Open Library and Free-eBooks.net) ask you to sign up before borrowing or downloading — ask a parent or teacher before creating an account. Know a good site that should be here? Tell the librarian.